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Respect to the former owner though, Jaguar XJ and is that a Subaru SVX in the background?
https://goo.gl/maps/usdRpyVBpkxWsPn88
https://goo.gl/maps/usdRpyVBpkxWsPn88
FourWheelDrift said:
Respect to the former owner though, Jaguar XJ and is that a Subaru SVX in the background?
https://goo.gl/maps/usdRpyVBpkxWsPn88
Top snooping and nerding for that, I believe you are correct.https://goo.gl/maps/usdRpyVBpkxWsPn88
Fermit said:
hoagypubdog said:
I wonder what the backstory is, as it's time warp inside. Not just talking the obvious things like the dated kitchen and coloured bathroom suite, but the contents. The era of the TV's, white goods, and a reel to reel in one shot. Harry H said:
Always suspicious when things like this come on the market as on initial inspection that looks like a pretty easy refurb for a builder. Road and surrounding houses are OK.
It's either way over priced or something is substantially wrong other than the obvious. Us normal punters don't get to see this type of thing too often as the agents have usually done a quick deal with their tame local builders.
That's my view on these too. If the builder decided he didn't want 1st dibs on the place, what would I be letting myself in for?It's either way over priced or something is substantially wrong other than the obvious. Us normal punters don't get to see this type of thing too often as the agents have usually done a quick deal with their tame local builders.
Toyoda said:
How can it fall into disrepair so quickly then? That bathroom brings a whole new meaning to bringing the outdoors indoors!
Suspect the chap died in care in 2020 but had been there for a while. If family members aren't local, or don't give a toss, they won't club together to help out - but they'll all be pissed off when they find out the fella left the house and all his cash to charity and not to ungrateful w
ky family members That's when real colours are shown. Very sad. 
RC1807 said:
Toyoda said:
How can it fall into disrepair so quickly then? That bathroom brings a whole new meaning to bringing the outdoors indoors!
Suspect the chap died in care in 2020 but had been there for a while. If family members aren't local, or don't give a toss, they won't club together to help out - but they'll all be pissed off when they find out the fella left the house and all his cash to charity and not to ungrateful wky family members That's when real colours are shown. Very sad. DodgyGeezer said:
Given the price of OSB right now that's a high end refurb!
prand said:
DodgyGeezer said:
Given the price of OSB right now that's a high end refurb!
Harry H said:
hoagypubdog said:
Always suspicious when things like this come on the market as on initial inspection that looks like a pretty easy refurb for a builder. Road and surrounding houses are OK.It's either way over priced or something is substantially wrong other than the obvious. Us normal punters don't get to see this type of thing too often as the agents have usually done a quick deal with their tame local builders.
Sheepshanks said:
Harry H said:
hoagypubdog said:
Always suspicious when things like this come on the market as on initial inspection that looks like a pretty easy refurb for a builder. Road and surrounding houses are OK.It's either way over priced or something is substantially wrong other than the obvious. Us normal punters don't get to see this type of thing too often as the agents have usually done a quick deal with their tame local builders.
So when a builder says no, all it suggests to me is that the vendor is dreaming with their asking price.
Which isn’t always a reason to walk away IMO. Developers work on what the spreadsheet says as a commercial decision. But people buy houses using a mixture of maths and emotions.
If it’s the perfect location near your old mum who needs popping in on every other day, the building style and space is what you like, the school is brilliant for the kids, the garage is big enough for your toys and the local station goes direct to your office.. and you plan to be there med-long term.. yeah, if the repayments stack up just accept you’re paying a premium to tick some other boxes that are important to you. After all, you can only buy the houses for sale when you want to move.
Have to admit I did it with my house.. the cost of buying it and modernising it didn’t really stack up if I wanted to flip it straight away. But several other boxes were ticked that were of significant value to me and hard to put into £££. Plus by doing it in stages and getting stuck in as a weekend warrior DIYer, it becomes more a labour of love. And by planning to live in it 10 years.. ah it all gets buried in boring old bank statements you choose never to look back on anyway
Which is precisely NOT how a builder thinks.
nessiemac said:
Blimey, property is cheap up there!Simpo Two said:
nessiemac said:
Blimey, property is cheap up there!Sheepshanks said:
Simpo Two said:
nessiemac said:
Blimey, property is cheap up there!It's not uncommon in picturesque hilly areas to put the living space upstairs so you have better views when you're not asleep in the bedrooms..
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